Flared Roof Framing

All you do is build the standard type of eaves and add on to it to make the flared edge.

Flared roof framing.

At first glance you may think this would be a really challenging task but it is quite simple to achieve. In your case the 12 12 pitch rafters will sit on your bearing wall header etc. This gallery includes terrific roof design illustrations so you can easily see the differences between types of roofs. Your 6 12 tail will have to take in account for the width of your overhang and your frieze detail so you can get your fascia height correct to find where your 6 12 pitch tails planes into your 12 12 pitch.

Use this information at your own risk. The main pitch is 8 12 overhangs are a big 42 from framing to outside face of subfascia and the rise we want is about 2 1 4. Select build roof roof plane from the menu then click and drag to draw a roof plane that bears on one of the horizontal walls. It is standard procedure to build eaves on any building but adding flared roof eaves really provides a decorative effect.

This roof plane will become a curved eave or dutch kick. Release the mouse button and move your cursor in the direction of the roof. Layout for a flared eave detail is pretty straight forward. I am detailing a roof edge where we want a flip and by that i mean a curved flare.

The following information is a guideline you can use for building a gambrel shed roof. As always seek the advice of your local building officials if you plan on using this information to build your shed roof to make sure your shed will be built to local building code specifications. Click and drag to draw the baseline along the outside of the wall s framing layer. Discover the 36 different types of roofs for a house.